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But I will take advantage of the too quickly My muscles protest the es

She stares a moment "After breakfast" She starts to turn, then suddenly she grabs my hand

I ball my other hand into a fist, ready to defend myself

"Is that a watch?" she asks

I hesitate "Uital watch, 1499 at Wal-Mart

Kelia’s silver eyes widen "Can I wear it?"

I pull ainst le of her edarratae "It’s tech"

"Sive it back"

What the hell is wrong with her? Kyol hates it when I wear my watch, and I’m honestly surprised Aren didn’t deraveyard ain

Well, it’s her ic I unstrap the watch and hold it out Chaos lusters spring up her arm when she takes it Not bothered by their increased activity, she tries to fasten the band around her wrist It’s obvious she’s never done this before--ould she have?--so I help her insert the metal hook into a hole in the rubber Beneath the strap, her skin glows a faint blue

She rotates her wrist, staring h the door wasn’t quite enough for me to make out the time, but she’s fae She can probably see the nu at ht? If you press it, the face will light up"

"Really?" She presses it and a trio of needle-thin edarratae rush up her finger and spread over the back of her hand like tiny blue spider veins They disappear when she releases the button and then reappear when she presses it again After lighting up the watch a dozen tiue leaves her face when she realizes I’ve been studying her

She clears her throat "It’s time for breakfast"

I close my eyes and pressbut repeating everything Kelia says and na point

"Enough!" I yell